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Happy FRIDAY PMCer's! Did it snow where you are? Enough to make a snowman or cancel school? Here's a summary of this week on PMC!

WEBSITE UPDATES

Updates!! The most noticeable update was the new nav bar, XP bar, and PMC Logo in the header. It may appear that these changes are the only updates on the site... but they're not!

Cyprezz explains:

"There was a pile of improvements all over the site that had nothing to do with the site theme and physical changes. For example, I integrated 'lazy loading' of images which should speed up the site on both mobile and desktop - saving bandwidth for us and you!"

The Logo Before and After

The Header: Logo, Navigation, Notification Tabs & XP Bar You can read more about the update in replies to questions on his wall, which you can view here.

There were many updates to the Collections system! We also updated the Collections Tutorial, which includes new, detailed explanations, newly added GIFs, updated photos, and more! Let us know if we missed anything by commenting on the tutorial page!

Another major update was with PMCSkin3D! Did anyone notice that you can now edit ANY MOB?! Chicken, Cows, Dolphins, Sheeps, Squid, and SO many more. Only player model textures can be published.....for now. wink. Simply launch PMCSkin3D, select " File > NewSkin ". Click on the drop-down menu (Steve is pre-selected) and choose your mob! Easy peasy!

One final thing. Remember Batty? Chances are, Batty's still hanging around your profile but you now have the ability to "dismiss" Batty, relocating Batty to your Trophy Case! You can summon Batty by going to your Trophy Case, and hitting the blue "Summon" button. Batty will re-appear on your profile!

OFFICIAL CONTESTS

October's Official Contest Results wrapped up. Congratulations to the winners! Results are summarized below, but be sure to check out the final leaderboards to see some spooky, fun and festive entries!

This month's skin contest theme is ROBOTS! After months of being on the community poll, it finally had majority vote! There are about 10 days left to enter! We're looking forward to seeing some creative computer creatures and reading equally imaginative stories about them!

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Sign-ups for Chiaroscuro's writing contest - Season 3 - are still open and will remain open until the maximum of 16 members sign up! There are already 10! Details can be found on the Sign-Up Page!Skin Events & Contests ending soon!

Every extra special thing we've done on the site this month is because of this Holiday, and it's finally here! Let's recap the eventful month!

SITE THEME

One of the most noticeable special spoops was the site theme! Bats, leaves, pumpkin-orange buttons.. oh my! Along with the appropriate site theme, a lot of members decorated their personal profile in cobwebs, creepy-crawlers, and spooky scary skeletons. We really enjoyed seeing everyone's profile transform! So festive and creative! The orange buttons and leaves aren't going anywhere just yet - they'll stick around through the fall season!

HALLOWEEN COMMUNITY EVENT

The FIRST ever non-competitive Community Event was successful, to say the least! The Halloween Community Event wrapped up yesterday and we are impressed by the quality and number of submissions and support you have given each other! Head on over to check out the Event Summary which includes a few featured submissions! We appreciate all of the hard work and effort you put into the event and needless to say, it won't be the last of its kind. Pat yourselves on the back and give each other high fives! Special thanks to DinowCookie for helping host and coordinate the event!

Let's talk about the friendly phantom creature that's been hanging around randomly – BATTY! Many of you have already found Batty, and if you haven't, don't fret! You still have the rest of today to find Batty, and it should be easier because it's Halloween and it's Batty's favorite Holiday!

Here are some fun Stats about Batty!

Fun Fact: Batty wasn't in our original plans for the month, but when the seed was planted it grew and we're happy Batty was well received! Batty feels very welcomed and thanks to the community for being so friendly!

Batty showed up 22,205 times for members only!15,428 members saw but never claimed Batty!

In addition, our official Laboratory Experiments Skin Contest received 240 entries & is currently in the judging phase! There were some beautiful and unique creations & equally original stories along with them. The Pumpkin Carving Contest JUST entered the review phase which means there's still time to look over the entries and diamond your favorites to ultimately determine the finalists!

Holy SPOOP! How is it Friday already?! Not complaining, because we're THAT much closer to Halloween!! Who's going to a Halloween Party this weekend? What are you going to be? Something scary? Cute? Funny? Comment below, we're curious!

Hello PMCer's! Who's excited for the weekend?!! *jumps in a pile of autumn leaves to make a leaf angel*

Here's a summary of the fun and exciting things happening on PMC. Which ones have you joined? Which ones are you thinking of joining? By the way, have you seen Batty?! That little creature....sure has a mind of its' own!

We have 2 official contests running this month! The project contest theme is Pumpkin Carving! Whether it's scary, funny, spooky, based on real-world carvings or only possible in Minecraft, the size & carving is up to you! This month's skin contest is Laboratory Experiments. What do you get when you mix blood from an albino rat and a drop of Chanel No.5? We don't know either. The point is...use your imagination! Come up with a crazy backstory of an experiment gone wrong, or...right!

Our official community event is off to an amazing start (*applauds*) with over 300 entries! Remember, this is non-competitive, multi-category event! Purely for fun! PLEASE READ the event rules. We will disqualify if your entry doesn't follow the rules or fit the theme! Every participant will receive a special award for their participation! Woo!

Happy OCTOBER!! In addition to the festive site theme, we're celebrating the entire month of October (because Halloween should be a month-long a celebration!) with our first ever Official Community Event!! This is non-competitive AND multi-category - meaning you can submit a project, skin, blog, art, etc...! Details can be read here!

Not only does she teach you the very basics of skinning, she goes over the important elements of PMCSkin3D to help you learn how it works! If you've ever opened PMCSkin3D and have given up due to the overwhelming "bells & whistles", watch this tutorial and see if it helps!

Who loves Halloween?! October is right around the corner and we couldn't be more excited!! Halloween is our favorite, so we're gearing up for a fun and spooktacular October!! Has anyone picked out their costume?

Below is a summary of Community Events that are ending soon. There are few entries in some of them - your fellow PMCers have put time and thought into their themes and organization of their contests. Show your support by participating, they'll appreciate it! <3

Hello Asendra, I am commenting with a question. On your map "Abyss" Headquarters Basement there is no download, and I respect that because you worked hard on it. Is there any way though that I could download the map, I would be willing to pay money for it.

Happy FRIDAY! If you've been living under a block and are unaware, PMC's official Skin and Project contests for September are underway!! Both were chosen by a community vote - Superhero & Supervillain Home Bases theme winning by just 2 votes in our first ever Project Contest Poll! Equally close was the winning theme Toy Chest, for this month's Skin Contest winning by 3 votes! Head on over and check both of them out!

To all new members who may be unfamiliar with our official contests - you receive a super cool pixel trophy to add to your collection for participating. Winning prize is $50 Steam Credit! Additionally, you earn XP and level up! Step on up, don't be shy!

Our awesome community members also put together events. Check out the Community Event Calendar for member-created contests and events of all kinds including writing/blog contests, art contests, community collections & more!

SIGN-UPs for DinowCookie's themed event, Title Theft, ends September 25th! This event is non-competitive! You even get a participation badge just for playing! She also has a poll running for the next event type she will host. Will it be a skin collection? Skin Contest? Project contest? You decide!

HAPPY WEEKEND everyone! For the FIRST TIME in PMC history, we've decided to launch a POLL for the next PROJECT CONTEST! Wooo! Go vote for the next PROJECT CONTEST Theme - and after that - vote for the September's Skin Contest Theme!! Remember!! You DO NOT have to have any intentions on participating in either contests. Vote for your favorite, or perhaps the one you think will be most challenging for others! [Important information located below the meme! Please read!]

There are also A LOT of community events ending in 1 week, so here's a re-cap! There's enough time to participate in 1 OR MORE!

NON-COMPETITIVEPeridotXJ9's "Gotta Catch 'Em All" Pokemon-Themed Community Skin Collection Event is looking for more participants! Some of the most notorious Pokemon still aren't claimed! Who's going to do Pikachu?! Charizard?! Ends on September 1st!

MysticMarineon has made it enjoyable for those who are going back to school soon (if you haven't already) with their Skin Contest Theme Back to School! Back to school, back to school (bonus points if you know the song we're referring to). Make a anything related to school! Ends September 1st!

Hello all you gorgeous Planet Minecrafters! How's everyone doing today? We don't want anyone to miss out on the community organized contests and events that are ending soon, so here's a list! Support our fellow PMC Members and sign up for one (or more) today, before it's too late!

Wildcard_Gamer has a really cool, unique topic for their skin contest, the System Error Contest, and is looking for more participants! You still have one week left. This one is fun and challenging, so if you're up for a good time and want to try something different, this is for you!

Antleric's skin contest, Jobs and Careers, also ends in a little over a week! Create a skin of an actual real-life job or a made up one!

oyelloe is running a writing contest that ends August 25! The theme is "A Trip"! Write about a trip you've been on, a trip you want to go on, or come up with something totally imaginary! let your mind...wander! Be creative! Let's see what you got!

PMCer: *meh* "but I don't skin OR write!"

SushiKay is hosting a DRAWING contest! Digital and traditional artists are both allowed! You have one week left to draw something that fits the theme Honeybee! Buzz buzz!

Official Planet Minecraft contests can be found here but are also listed on the Community Event Calendar. And in case you missed it, there are 2 official contests running through the month of August. This month's skin contest theme is Super Villainsand this month's project contest theme is Skyscrapers!

Would ya look at that! There's a new Skin Contest Poll up! Remember - you do not have to be a skin art-eest, nor have any intentions on participating in the contest to vote! Let's try to beat last month's turnout of 505. This poll is running for 5 days only, so go vote right meow!

The Grayscale Skin Contest is now in the final judging phase - winners will be announced soon!!Don't forget - there are several PMC community events and competitions going on! Check them out here!

Have you noticed the new feature on PMCSkin3D?! If you haven't, go check it out! We've added custom posing, as well as given you 9 default poses to choose from! To access custom posing, click the icon located under the PMCSkin3D logo at the top right hand corner (Pose Model Mode)! Take a screen shot of your posed skin, post it on your wall and comment below!